Stats

Lifespan

50-100 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Coastal forest

Range

Southeastern Africa

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Spines

Status

Uncommon

About

This coastal tree is famous for its brilliant orange flowers that look like sea coral and bloom while the rest of its branches are bare. Many colorful birds gather in its canopy to enjoy a sweet drink of nectar from the trumpet-shaped blossoms.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

Learn more

• View on iNaturalist →

Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Erythrina

Species

Erythrina afra